JOINT RESISTANCE OF PKK GUERRILLAS, MILITIA AND PESHMERGA

Fierce clashes have broken out between ISIS gangs and PKK forces, HPG (People's Defense Forces) and Women's Guerrilla Army YJA Star guerrillas who have turned back to the area after granting safe access of the people from Maxmur refugee camp on Thursday.

FIERCE CLASHES IN MAKHMUR

Reporting from the Maxmur Camp, an ANF correspondent stated that HPG and YJA STAR guerrillas and militias deployed at the hills near the camp clashed with ISIS gangs that attacked the camp in order to take it at around 10 A.M.

The scene of the fight is a joint front of defense formed by the guerrilla, militia and peshmerga in an area 10-20 km to the Maxmur town.

Gang groups are attacking the Kurdish villages 10 km to Maxmur town, and the Arab-inhabited villages 15-20 km to the town.

It is reported that clashes where heavy weapons such as anti-aircraft weapons are used are continuing.

In a statement about the ongoing clashes in the region, People's Defense Forces Central Headquarters Command said on Thursday that ISIS attacks are threatening the entire Kurdistan territory now, underlining that HPG forces will be defending the gains of the people of South Kurdistan and the Kurdistan lands.

The statement noted that; "Our guerrilla forces in the area will not develop a battle plan themselves as they will be backing the KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party) and PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) peshmerga forces in all the areas of resistance. Our forces will determinedly play their role in the event that a joint action is carried out and an opportunity is offered to break the wave of attacks by the enemy."

ISIS gangs took over the Maxmur town, 10 km to Maxmur refugee camp and 40 km to Hewler, capital of Federal Kurdistan Region, on Thursday evening after two days of intense clashes. Kurdish guerrilla forces turned back to their positions after safely evacuating the civilians from the camp yesterday.